U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Sep. 20, 2010
Christian Student Loses Speech Lawsuit
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel Friday said that a Christian student had not met the requirements to sue his college for shutting down a Prop 8 speech for a class.
By John Roemer
Daily Journal Staff Writer
It was a tense scene in Public Speaking 101 at Los Angeles City College in Hollywood on a fall day in 2008, as described by a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel Friday.
Student Jonathan Lopez chose to promote his Christian faith for a class speech assignment in a charged political atmosphere a few weeks after California voters passed Proposition 8, banning same-sex marriage.
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